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DeMarco AG, Dibble MG, Hall MC. Inducible degradation-coupled phosphoproteomics identifies PP2A Rts1 as a novel eisosome regulator. Front Cell Dev Biol 2024; 12:1451027. [PMID: 39234563 PMCID: PMC11371571 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2024.1451027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2024] [Accepted: 08/02/2024] [Indexed: 09/06/2024] Open
Abstract
Introduction Reversible protein phosphorylation is an abundant post-translational modification dynamically regulated by opposing kinases and phosphatases. Protein phosphorylation has been extensively studied in cell division, where waves of cyclin-dependent kinase activity, peaking in mitosis, drive the sequential stages of the cell cycle. Here we developed and employed a strategy to specifically probe kinase or phosphatase substrates at desired times or experimental conditions in the model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Methods We combined auxin-inducible degradation (AID) with mass spectrometry-based phosphoproteomics, which allowed us to arrest physiologically normal cultures in mitosis prior to rapid phosphatase degradation and phosphoproteome analysis. Results and discussion Our results revealed that protein phosphatase 2A coupled with its B56 regulatory subunit, Rts1 (PP2ARts1), is involved in dephosphorylation of numerous proteins in mitosis, highlighting the need for phosphatases to selectively maintain certain proteins in a hypophosphorylated state in the face of high mitotic kinase activity. Unexpectedly, we observed elevated phosphorylation at many sites on several subunits of the fungal eisosome complex following rapid Rts1 degradation. Eisosomes are dynamic polymeric assemblies that create furrows in the plasma membrane important in regulating nutrient import, lipid metabolism, and stress responses, among other things. We found that PP2ARts1-mediated dephosphorylation of eisosomes promotes their plasma membrane association and we provide evidence that this regulation impacts eisosome roles in metabolic homeostasis. The combination of rapid, inducible protein degradation with proteomic profiling offers several advantages over common protein disruption methods for characterizing substrates of regulatory enzymes involved in dynamic biological processes.
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- Andrew G DeMarco
- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
- Institute for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
- Institute for Drug Discovery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
- Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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Celebic D, Polat I, Legros V, Chevreux G, Wassmann K, Touati SA. Qualitative rather than quantitative phosphoregulation shapes the end of meiosis I in budding yeast. EMBO J 2024; 43:1325-1350. [PMID: 38321267 PMCID: PMC10987528 DOI: 10.1038/s44318-024-00032-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024] Open
Abstract
Exit from mitosis is brought about by dramatic changes in the phosphoproteome landscape. A drop in Cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk) activity, the master regulatory kinase, and activation of counteracting phosphatases such as Cdc14 in budding yeast, results in ordered substrate dephosphorylation, allowing entry into a new cell cycle and replication licensing. In meiosis however, two cell divisions have to be executed without intermediate DNA replication, implying that global phosphorylation and dephosphorylation have to be adapted to the challenges of meiosis. Using a global time-resolved phosphoproteomics approach in budding yeast, we compared the phosphoproteome landscape between mitotic exit and the transition from meiosis I to meiosis II. We found that unlike exit from mitosis, Cdk phosphomotifs remain mostly stably phosphorylated at the end of meiosis I, whereas a majority of Cdk-unrelated motifs are reset by dephosphorylation. However, inducing an artificial drop of Cdk at metaphase of meiosis I leads to ordered substrate dephosphorylation, comparable to mitosis, indicating that phosphoregulation of substrates at the end of meiosis I is thus mainly qualitatively rather than quantitatively ordered.
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- Dunja Celebic
- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod, 75013, Paris, France
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine, IBPS, UMR7622, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod, 75013, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod, 75013, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod, 75013, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod, 75013, Paris, France
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine, IBPS, UMR7622, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod, 75013, Paris, France.
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine, IBPS, UMR7622, Paris, France.
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Brewer A, Sathe G, Pflug BE, Clarke RG, Macartney TJ, Sapkota GP. Mapping the substrate landscape of protein phosphatase 2A catalytic subunit PPP2CA. iScience 2024; 27:109302. [PMID: 38450154 PMCID: PMC10915630 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
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Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is an essential Ser/Thr phosphatase. The PP2A holoenzyme complex comprises a scaffolding (A), regulatory (B), and catalytic (C) subunit, with PPP2CA being the principal catalytic subunit. The full scope of PP2A substrates in cells remains to be defined. To address this, we employed dTAG proteolysis-targeting chimeras to efficiently and selectively degrade dTAG-PPP2CA in homozygous knock-in HEK293 cells. Unbiased global phospho-proteomics identified 2,204 proteins with significantly increased phosphorylation upon dTAG-PPP2CA degradation, implicating them as potential PPP2CA substrates. A vast majority of these are novel. Bioinformatic analyses revealed involvement of the potential PPP2CA substrates in spliceosome function, cell cycle, RNA transport, and ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis. We identify a pSP/pTP motif as a predominant target for PPP2CA and confirm some of our phospho-proteomic data with immunoblotting. We provide an in-depth atlas of potential PPP2CA substrates and establish targeted degradation as a robust tool to unveil phosphatase substrates in cells.
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- Abigail Brewer
- Medical Research Council (MRC) Protein Phosphorylation & Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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- Medical Research Council (MRC) Protein Phosphorylation & Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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- Medical Research Council (MRC) Protein Phosphorylation & Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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- Medical Research Council (MRC) Protein Phosphorylation & Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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- Medical Research Council (MRC) Protein Phosphorylation & Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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- Medical Research Council (MRC) Protein Phosphorylation & Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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Niphadkar S, Karinje L, Laxman S. The PP2A-like phosphatase Ppg1 mediates assembly of the Far complex to balance gluconeogenic outputs and enables adaptation to glucose depletion. PLoS Genet 2024; 20:e1011202. [PMID: 38452140 PMCID: PMC10950219 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1011202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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To sustain growth in changing nutrient conditions, cells reorganize outputs of metabolic networks and appropriately reallocate resources. Signaling by reversible protein phosphorylation can control such metabolic adaptations. In contrast to kinases, the functions of phosphatases that enable metabolic adaptation as glucose depletes are poorly studied. Using a Saccharomyces cerevisiae deletion screen, we identified the PP2A-like phosphatase Ppg1 as required for appropriate carbon allocations towards gluconeogenic outputs-trehalose, glycogen, UDP-glucose, UDP-GlcNAc-after glucose depletion. This Ppg1 function is mediated via regulation of the assembly of the Far complex-a multi-subunit complex that tethers to the ER and mitochondrial outer membranes forming localized signaling hubs. The Far complex assembly is Ppg1 catalytic activity-dependent. Ppg1 regulates the phosphorylation status of multiple ser/thr residues on Far11 to enable the proper assembly of the Far complex. The assembled Far complex is required to maintain gluconeogenic outputs after glucose depletion. Glucose in turn regulates Far complex amounts. This Ppg1-mediated Far complex assembly, and Ppg1-Far complex dependent control of gluconeogenic outputs enables adaptive growth under glucose depletion. Our study illustrates how protein dephosphorylation is required for the assembly of a multi-protein scaffold present in localized cytosolic pools, to thereby alter gluconeogenic flux and enable cells to metabolically adapt to nutrient fluctuations.
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- Shreyas Niphadkar
- Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (DBT-inStem) Bangalore, India
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (DBT-inStem) Bangalore, India
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- Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (DBT-inStem) Bangalore, India
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Park E, Yang CR, Raghuram V, Chen L, Chou CL, Knepper MA. Using CRISPR-Cas9/phosphoproteomics to identify substrates of calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase 2δ. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:105371. [PMID: 37865316 PMCID: PMC10783575 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Revised: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Ca2+/Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase 2 (CAMK2) family proteins are involved in the regulation of cellular processes in a variety of tissues including brain, heart, liver, and kidney. One member, CAMK2δ (CAMK2D), has been proposed to be involved in vasopressin signaling in the renal collecting duct, which controls water excretion through regulation of the water channel aquaporin-2 (AQP2). To identify CAMK2D target proteins in renal collecting duct cells (mpkCCD), we deleted Camk2d and carried out LC-MS/MS-based quantitative phosphoproteomics. Specifically, we used CRISPR/Cas9 with two different guide RNAs targeting the CAMK2D catalytic domain to create multiple CAMK2D KO cell lines. AQP2 protein abundance was lower in the CAMK2D KO cells than in CAMK2D-intact controls. AQP2 phosphorylation at Ser256 and Ser269 (normalized for total AQP2) was decreased. However, trafficking of AQP2 to and from the apical plasma membrane was sustained. Large-scale quantitative phosphoproteomic analysis (TMT-labeling) in the presence of the vasopressin analog dDAVP (0.1 nM, 30 min) allowed quantification of 11,570 phosphosites of which 169 were significantly decreased, while 206 were increased in abundance in CAMK2D KO clones. These data are available for browsing or download at https://esbl.nhlbi.nih.gov/Databases/CAMK2D-proteome/. Motif analysis of the decreased phosphorylation sites revealed a target preference of -(R/K)-X-X-p(S/T)-X-(D/E), matching the motif identified in previous in vitro phosphorylation studies using recombinant CAMK2D. Thirty five of the significantly downregulated phosphorylation sites in CAMK2D KO cells had exactly this motif and are judged to be likely direct CAMK2D targets. This adds to the list of known CAMK2D target proteins found in prior reductionist studies.
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- Euijung Park
- Epithelial Systems Biology Laboratory, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Epithelial Systems Biology Laboratory, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Epithelial Systems Biology Laboratory, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Epithelial Systems Biology Laboratory, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Epithelial Systems Biology Laboratory, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Epithelial Systems Biology Laboratory, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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DeMarco AG, Dibble MG, Hall MC. Inducible degradation-coupled phosphoproteomics identifies PP2A Rts1 as a novel eisosome regulator. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.10.24.563668. [PMID: 37961087 PMCID: PMC10634780 DOI: 10.1101/2023.10.24.563668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
Abstract
Reversible protein phosphorylation is an abundant post-translational modification dynamically regulated by opposing kinases and phosphatases. Protein phosphorylation has been extensively studied in cell division, where waves of cyclin-dependent kinase activity, peaking in mitosis, drive the sequential stages of the cell cycle. Here we developed and employed a strategy to specifically probe kinase or phosphatase substrates at desired times or experimental conditions in the model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We combined auxin-inducible degradation (AID) with mass spectrometry-based phosphoproteomics, which allowed us to arrest physiologically normal cultures in mitosis prior to rapid phosphatase degradation and phosphoproteome analysis. Our results revealed that protein phosphatase 2A coupled with its B56 regulatory subunit, Rts1 (PP2ARts1), is involved in dephosphorylation of numerous proteins in mitosis, highlighting the need for phosphatases to selectively maintain certain proteins in a hypophosphorylated state in the face of high mitotic kinase activity. Unexpectedly, we observed elevated phosphorylation at many sites on several subunits of the fungal eisosome complex following rapid Rts1 degradation. Eisosomes are dynamic polymeric assemblies that create furrows in the plasma membrane important in regulating nutrient import, lipid metabolism, and stress responses, among other things. We found that PP2ARts1-mediated dephosphorylation of eisosomes promotes their plasma membrane association and we provide evidence that this regulation impacts eisosome roles in metabolic homeostasis. The combination of rapid, inducible protein degradation with proteomic profiling offers several advantages over common protein disruption methods for characterizing substrates of regulatory enzymes involved in dynamic biological processes.
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- Andrew G. DeMarco
- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907
- Institute for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907
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Emond-Fraser V, Larouche M, Kubiniok P, Bonneil É, Li J, Bourouh M, Frizzi L, Thibault P, Archambault V. Identification of PP2A-B55 targets uncovers regulation of emerin during nuclear envelope reassembly in Drosophila. Open Biol 2023; 13:230104. [PMID: 37463656 PMCID: PMC10353892 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.230104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
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Mitotic exit requires the dephosphorylation of many proteins whose phosphorylation was needed for mitosis. Protein phosphatase 2A with its B55 regulatory subunit (PP2A-B55) promotes this transition. However, the events and substrates that it regulates are incompletely understood. We used proteomic approaches in Drosophila to identify proteins that interact with and are dephosphorylated by PP2A-B55. Among several candidates, we identified emerin (otefin in Drosophila). Emerin resides in the inner nuclear membrane and interacts with the DNA-binding protein barrier-to-autointegration factor (BAF) via a LEM domain. We found that the phosphorylation of emerin at Ser50 and Ser54 near its LEM domain negatively regulates its association with BAF, lamin and additional emerin in mitosis. We show that dephosphorylation of emerin at these sites by PP2A-B55 determines the timing of nuclear envelope reformation. Genetic experiments indicate that this regulation is required during embryonic development. Phosphoregulation of the emerin-BAF complex formation by PP2A-B55 appears as a key event of mitotic exit that is likely conserved across species.
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- Virginie Emond-Fraser
- Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, H3T 1J4, Quebec, Canada
- Département de biochimie et médecine moléculaire, Université de Montréal, Montréal, H3T 1J4, Quebec, Canada
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- Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, H3T 1J4, Quebec, Canada
- Département de biochimie et médecine moléculaire, Université de Montréal, Montréal, H3T 1J4, Quebec, Canada
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- Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, H3T 1J4, Quebec, Canada
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- Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, H3T 1J4, Quebec, Canada
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- Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, H3T 1J4, Quebec, Canada
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- Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, H3T 1J4, Quebec, Canada
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- Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, H3T 1J4, Quebec, Canada
- Département de biochimie et médecine moléculaire, Université de Montréal, Montréal, H3T 1J4, Quebec, Canada
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- Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, H3T 1J4, Quebec, Canada
- Département de chimie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, H3T 1J4, Quebec, Canada
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- Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, H3T 1J4, Quebec, Canada
- Département de biochimie et médecine moléculaire, Université de Montréal, Montréal, H3T 1J4, Quebec, Canada
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Irvali D, Schlottmann FP, Muralidhara P, Nadelson I, Kleemann K, Wood NE, Doncic A, Ewald JC. When yeast cells change their mind: cell cycle "Start" is reversible under starvation. EMBO J 2023; 42:e110321. [PMID: 36420556 PMCID: PMC9841329 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2021110321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Eukaryotic cells decide in late G1 phase of the cell cycle whether to commit to another round of division. This point of cell cycle commitment is termed "Restriction Point" in mammals and "Start" in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. At Start, yeast cells integrate multiple signals such as pheromones and nutrients, and will not pass Start if nutrients are lacking. However, how cells respond to nutrient depletion after the Start decision remains poorly understood. Here, we analyze how post-Start cells respond to nutrient depletion, by monitoring Whi5, the cell cycle inhibitor whose export from the nucleus determines Start. Surprisingly, we find that cells that have passed Start can re-import Whi5 into the nucleus. In these cells, the positive feedback loop activating G1/S transcription is interrupted, and the Whi5 repressor re-binds DNA. Cells which re-import Whi5 become again sensitive to mating pheromone, like pre-Start cells, and CDK activation can occur a second time upon replenishment of nutrients. These results demonstrate that upon starvation, the commitment decision at Start can be reversed. We therefore propose that cell cycle commitment in yeast is a multi-step process, similar to what has been suggested for mammalian cells.
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- Deniz Irvali
- Interfaculty Institute of Cell Biology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Interfaculty Institute of Cell Biology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Interfaculty Institute of Cell Biology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Interfaculty Institute of Cell Biology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Interfaculty Institute of Cell Biology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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In this chapter, detailed procedures for stable isotope labeling with amino acids in cell culture, SILAC labeling of yeast auxotroph, optimization and evaluation of phosphopeptide enrichment, and sample preparation and analysis by high-resolution LC-MS/M, identification of phosphosites, and quantification methods are described.We report methods for the application of double SILAC to yeast using a combination of labeled lysine and labeled arginine.The combination of SILAC-based quantitation with phosphopeptides enrichment by TiO2 in a batch that enables measurement of protein posttranslational modifications is a powerful application to analyze the global phosphoproteome for studies in signaling pathways.
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- María Luisa Hernáez
- Unidad de Proteómica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Proteómica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología. Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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Moyano-Rodríguez Y, Vaquero D, Vilalta-Castany O, Foltman M, Sanchez-Diaz A, Queralt E. PP2A-Cdc55 phosphatase regulates actomyosin ring contraction and septum formation during cytokinesis. Cell Mol Life Sci 2022; 79:165. [PMID: 35230542 PMCID: PMC8888506 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-022-04209-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
Abstract
Eukaryotic cells divide and separate all their components after chromosome segregation by a process called cytokinesis to complete cell division. Cytokinesis is highly regulated by the recruitment of the components to the division site and through post-translational modifications such as phosphorylations. The budding yeast mitotic kinases Cdc28-Clb2, Cdc5, and Dbf2-Mob1 phosphorylate several cytokinetic proteins contributing to the regulation of cytokinesis. The PP2A-Cdc55 phosphatase regulates mitosis counteracting Cdk1- and Cdc5-dependent phosphorylation. This prompted us to propose that PP2A-Cdc55 could also be counteracting the mitotic kinases during cytokinesis. Here we show that in the absence of Cdc55, AMR contraction and the primary septum formation occur asymmetrically to one side of the bud neck supporting a role for PP2A-Cdc55 in cytokinesis regulation. In addition, by in vivo and in vitro assays, we show that PP2A-Cdc55 dephosphorylates the chitin synthase II (Chs2 in budding yeast) a component of the Ingression Progression Complexes (IPCs) involved in cytokinesis. Interestingly, the non-phosphorylable version of Chs2 rescues the asymmetric AMR contraction and the defective septa formation observed in cdc55∆ mutant cells. Therefore, timely dephosphorylation of the Chs2 by PP2A-Cdc55 is crucial for proper actomyosin ring contraction. These findings reveal a new mechanism of cytokinesis regulation by the PP2A-Cdc55 phosphatase and extend our knowledge of the involvement of multiple phosphatases during cytokinesis.
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- Yolanda Moyano-Rodríguez
- Cell Cycle Group, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Av. Gran Via de L'Hospitalet 199-203, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cell Cycle Group, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Av. Gran Via de L'Hospitalet 199-203, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.,Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia (IBV-CSIC), C/ Jaume Roig 11, Valencia, Spain
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- Cell Cycle Group, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Av. Gran Via de L'Hospitalet 199-203, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria, Universidad de Cantabria, CSIC, Santander, Spain.,Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria, Universidad de Cantabria, CSIC, Santander, Spain.,Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain
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- Cell Cycle Group, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Av. Gran Via de L'Hospitalet 199-203, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. .,Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia (IBV-CSIC), C/ Jaume Roig 11, Valencia, Spain.
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Phosphoproteomic responses of TORC1 target kinases reveal discrete and convergent mechanisms that orchestrate the quiescence program in yeast. Cell Rep 2021; 37:110149. [PMID: 34965436 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.110149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The eukaryotic TORC1 kinase assimilates diverse environmental cues, including growth factors and nutrients, to control growth by tuning anabolic and catabolic processes. In yeast, TORC1 stimulates protein synthesis in response to abundant nutrients primarily through its proximal effector kinase Sch9. Conversely, TORC1 inhibition following nutrient limitation unlocks various distally controlled kinases (e.g., Atg1, Gcn2, Npr1, Rim15, Slt2/Mpk1, and Yak1), which cooperate through poorly defined circuits to orchestrate the quiescence program. To better define the signaling landscape of the latter kinases, we use in vivo quantitative phosphoproteomics. Through pinpointing known and uncharted Npr1, Rim15, Slt2/Mpk1, and Yak1 effectors, our study examines the architecture of the distally controlled TORC1 kinase network. Accordingly, this is built on a combination of discrete, convergent, and multilayered feedback regulatory mechanisms, which likely ensure homeostatic control of and/or robust responses by TORC1 and its effector kinases under fluctuating nutritional conditions.
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The CWI Pathway: A Versatile Toolbox to Arrest Cell-Cycle Progression. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:jof7121041. [PMID: 34947023 PMCID: PMC8704918 DOI: 10.3390/jof7121041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Cell-signaling pathways are essential for cells to respond and adapt to changes in their environmental conditions. The cell-wall integrity (CWI) pathway of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is activated by environmental stresses, compounds, and morphogenetic processes that compromise the cell wall, orchestrating the appropriate cellular response to cope with these adverse conditions. During cell-cycle progression, the CWI pathway is activated in periods of polarized growth, such as budding or cytokinesis, regulating cell-wall biosynthesis and the actin cytoskeleton. Importantly, accumulated evidence has indicated a reciprocal regulation of the cell-cycle regulatory system by the CWI pathway. In this paper, we describe how the CWI pathway regulates the main cell-cycle transitions in response to cell-surface perturbance to delay cell-cycle progression. In particular, it affects the Start transcriptional program and the initiation of DNA replication at the G1/S transition, and entry and progression through mitosis. We also describe the involvement of the CWI pathway in the response to genotoxic stress and its connection with the DNA integrity checkpoint, the mechanism that ensures the correct transmission of genetic material and cell survival. Thus, the CWI pathway emerges as a master brake that stops cell-cycle progression when cells are coping with distinct unfavorable conditions.
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Plank M, Berti M, Loewith R. Phosphoproteomic Effects of Acute Depletion of PP2A Regulatory Subunit Cdc55. Proteomics 2020; 21:e2000166. [PMID: 32970932 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.202000166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Protein phosphatase regulatory subunits are increasingly recognized as promising drug targets. In the absence of an existing drug, inducible degradation provides a means of predicting candidate targets. Here auxin-inducible degradation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae PP2A regulatory subunit Cdc55 in combination with quantitative phosphoproteomics is employed. A prevalence of hyperphosphorylated phosphopeptides indicates that the approach successfully identified direct PP2ACdc55 targets. PRM follow up of data-dependent acquisition results confirmed that vacuolar amino acid transporters are among the proteins most strongly affected by Cdc55 depletion.
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- Michael Plank
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Geneva, Geneva, CH-1211, Switzerland.,National Centre of Competence in Research-Chemical Biology, University of Geneva, Geneva, CH-1211, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Geneva, Geneva, CH-1211, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Geneva, Geneva, CH-1211, Switzerland.,National Centre of Competence in Research-Chemical Biology, University of Geneva, Geneva, CH-1211, Switzerland
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Touati SA, Hofbauer L, Jones AW, Snijders AP, Kelly G, Uhlmann F. Cdc14 and PP2A Phosphatases Cooperate to Shape Phosphoproteome Dynamics during Mitotic Exit. Cell Rep 2020; 29:2105-2119.e4. [PMID: 31722221 PMCID: PMC6857435 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.10.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Temporal control over protein phosphorylation and dephosphorylation is crucial for accurate chromosome segregation and for completion of the cell division cycle during exit from mitosis. In budding yeast, the Cdc14 phosphatase is thought to be a major regulator at this time, while in higher eukaryotes PP2A phosphatases take a dominant role. Here, we use time-resolved phosphoproteome analysis in budding yeast to evaluate the respective contributions of Cdc14, PP2ACdc55, and PP2ARts1. This reveals an overlapping requirement for all three phosphatases during mitotic progression. Our time-resolved phosphoproteome resource reveals how Cdc14 instructs the sequential pattern of phosphorylation changes, in part through preferential recognition of serine-based cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk) substrates. PP2ACdc55 and PP2ARts1 in turn exhibit a broad substrate spectrum with some selectivity for phosphothreonines and a role for PP2ARts1 in sustaining Aurora kinase activity. These results illustrate synergy and coordination between phosphatases as they orchestrate phosphoproteome dynamics during mitotic progression. Cdc14, PP2ACdc55, and PP2ARts1 phosphatases cooperate during budding yeast mitosis Cdc14 targets serine Cdk motifs for rapid dephosphorylation PP2ACdc55 dephosphorylates Cdk and Plk substrates on threonine residues PP2ARts1 displays regulatory crosstalk with Aurora kinase
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- Sandra A Touati
- Chromosome Segregation Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK.
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- Chromosome Segregation Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- Mass Spectrometry Proteomics Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- Mass Spectrometry Proteomics Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- Bioinformatics & Biostatistics Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- Chromosome Segregation Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK.
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Yeast Sphingolipid Phospholipase Gene ISC1 Regulates the Spindle Checkpoint by a CDC55-Dependent Mechanism. Mol Cell Biol 2020; 40:MCB.00340-19. [PMID: 32205408 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00340-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Defects in the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) can lead to aneuploidy and cancer. Sphingolipids have important roles in many cellular functions, including cell cycle regulation and apoptosis. However, the specific mechanisms and functions of sphingolipids in cell cycle regulation have not been elucidated. Using analysis of concordance for synthetic lethality for the yeast sphingolipid phospholipase ISC1, we identified two groups of genes. The first comprises genes involved in chromosome segregation and stability (CSM3, CTF4, YKE2, DCC1, and GIM4) as synthetically lethal with ISC1 The second group, to which ISC1 belongs, comprises genes involved in the spindle checkpoint (BUB1, MAD1, BIM1, and KAR3), and they all share the same synthetic lethality with the first group. We demonstrate that spindle checkpoint genes act upstream of Isc1, and their deletion phenocopies that of ISC1 Reciprocally, ISC1 deletion mutants were sensitive to benomyl, indicating a SAC defect. Similar to BUB1 deletion, ISC1 deletion prevents spindle elongation in hydroxyurea-treated cells. Mechanistically, PP2A-Cdc55 ceramide-activated phosphatase was found to act downstream of Isc1, thus coupling the spindle checkpoint genes and Isc1 to CDC55-mediated nuclear functions.
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Keating L, Touati SA, Wassmann K. A PP2A-B56-Centered View on Metaphase-to-Anaphase Transition in Mouse Oocyte Meiosis I. Cells 2020; 9:E390. [PMID: 32046180 PMCID: PMC7072534 DOI: 10.3390/cells9020390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Meiosis is required to reduce to haploid the diploid genome content of a cell, generating gametes-oocytes and sperm-with the correct number of chromosomes. To achieve this goal, two specialized cell divisions without intermediate S-phase are executed in a time-controlled manner. In mammalian female meiosis, these divisions are error-prone. Human oocytes have an exceptionally high error rate that further increases with age, with significant consequences for human fertility. To understand why errors in chromosome segregation occur at such high rates in oocytes, it is essential to understand the molecular players at work controlling these divisions. In this review, we look at the interplay of kinase and phosphatase activities at the transition from metaphase-to-anaphase for correct segregation of chromosomes. We focus on the activity of PP2A-B56, a key phosphatase for anaphase onset in both mitosis and meiosis. We start by introducing multiple roles PP2A-B56 occupies for progression through mitosis, before laying out whether or not the same principles may apply to the first meiotic division in oocytes, and describing the known meiosis-specific roles of PP2A-B56 and discrepancies with mitotic cell cycle regulation.
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- Leonor Keating
- Mammalian Oocyte Meiosis (MOM) UMR7622, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine, Sorbonne Université, 75005 Paris, France; (L.K.); (S.A.T.)
- CNRS UMR7622 Developmental Biology Lab, Sorbonne Université, 75005 Paris, France
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- Mammalian Oocyte Meiosis (MOM) UMR7622, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine, Sorbonne Université, 75005 Paris, France; (L.K.); (S.A.T.)
- CNRS UMR7622 Developmental Biology Lab, Sorbonne Université, 75005 Paris, France
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- Mammalian Oocyte Meiosis (MOM) UMR7622, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine, Sorbonne Université, 75005 Paris, France; (L.K.); (S.A.T.)
- CNRS UMR7622 Developmental Biology Lab, Sorbonne Université, 75005 Paris, France
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Protein Phosphatases in G1 Regulation. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21020395. [PMID: 31936296 PMCID: PMC7013402 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21020395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 12/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Eukaryotic cells make the decision to proliferate, to differentiate or to cease dividing during G1, before passage through the restriction point or Start. Keeping cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) activity low during this period restricts commitment to a new cell cycle and is essential to provide the adequate timeframe for the sensing of environmental signals. Here, we review the role of protein phosphatases in the modulation of CDK activity and as the counteracting force for CDK-dependent substrate phosphorylation, in budding and fission yeast. Moreover, we discuss recent findings that place protein phosphatases in the interface between nutritional signalling pathways and the cell cycle machinery.
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PP2A Functions during Mitosis and Cytokinesis in Yeasts. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 21:ijms21010264. [PMID: 31906018 PMCID: PMC6981662 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21010264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 12/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Protein phosphorylation is a common mechanism for the regulation of cell cycle progression. The opposing functions of cell cycle kinases and phosphatases are crucial for accurate chromosome segregation and exit from mitosis. Protein phosphatases 2A are heterotrimeric complexes that play essential roles in cell growth, proliferation, and regulation of the cell cycle. Here, we review the function of the protein phosphatase 2A family as the counteracting force for the mitotic kinases. We focus on recent findings in the regulation of mitotic exit and cytokinesis by PP2A phosphatases in S. cerevisiae and other fungal species.
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Deshpande V, Kao A, Raghuram V, Datta A, Chou CL, Knepper MA. Phosphoproteomic identification of vasopressin V2 receptor-dependent signaling in the renal collecting duct. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2019; 317:F789-F804. [PMID: 31313956 PMCID: PMC6843035 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00281.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Vasopressin controls water balance largely through PKA-dependent effects to regulate the collecting duct water channel aquaporin-2 (AQP2). Although considerable information has accrued regarding the regulation of water and solute transport in collecting duct cells, information is sparse regarding the signaling connections between PKA and transport responses. Here, we exploited recent advancements in protein mass spectrometry to perform a comprehensive, multiple-replicate analysis of changes in the phosphoproteome of native rat inner medullary collecting duct cells in response to the vasopressin V2 receptor-selective agonist 1-desamino-8D-arginine vasopressin. Of the 10,738 phosphopeptides quantified, only 156 phosphopeptides were significantly increased in abundance, and only 63 phosphopeptides were decreased, indicative of a highly selective response to vasopressin. The list of upregulated phosphosites showed several general characteristics: 1) a preponderance of sites with basic (positively charged) amino acids arginine (R) and lysine (K) in position -2 and -3 relative to the phosphorylated amino acid, consistent with phosphorylation by PKA and/or other basophilic kinases; 2) a greater-than-random likelihood of sites previously demonstrated to be phosphorylated by PKA; 3) a preponderance of sites in membrane proteins, consistent with regulation by membrane association; and 4) a greater-than-random likelihood of sites in proteins with class I COOH-terminal PDZ ligand motifs. The list of downregulated phosphosites showed a preponderance of those with proline in position +1 relative to the phosphorylated amino acid, consistent with either downregulation of proline-directed kinases (e.g., MAPKs or cyclin-dependent kinases) or upregulation of one or more protein phosphatases that selectively dephosphorylate such sites (e.g., protein phosphatase 2A). The phosphoproteomic data were used to create a web resource for the investigation of G protein-coupled receptor signaling and regulation of AQP2-mediated water transport.
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- Venkatesh Deshpande
- Epithelial Systems Biology Laboratory, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Epithelial Systems Biology Laboratory, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Epithelial Systems Biology Laboratory, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Epithelial Systems Biology Laboratory, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Epithelial Systems Biology Laboratory, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Epithelial Systems Biology Laboratory, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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Ariño J, Velázquez D, Casamayor A. Ser/Thr protein phosphatases in fungi: structure, regulation and function. MICROBIAL CELL 2019; 6:217-256. [PMID: 31114794 PMCID: PMC6506691 DOI: 10.15698/mic2019.05.677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Reversible phospho-dephosphorylation of proteins is a major mechanism for the control of cellular functions. By large, Ser and Thr are the most frequently residues phosphorylated in eukar-yotes. Removal of phosphate from these amino acids is catalyzed by a large family of well-conserved enzymes, collectively called Ser/Thr protein phosphatases. The activity of these enzymes has an enormous impact on cellular functioning. In this work we pre-sent the members of this family in S. cerevisiae and other fungal species, and review the most recent findings concerning their regu-lation and the roles they play in the most diverse aspects of cell biology.
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- Joaquín Ariño
- Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular and Institut de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular and Institut de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular and Institut de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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Nutrient Signaling via the TORC1-Greatwall-PP2A B55δ Pathway Is Responsible for the High Initial Rates of Alcoholic Fermentation in Sake Yeast Strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 85:AEM.02083-18. [PMID: 30341081 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02083-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae sake yeast strain Kyokai no. 7 (K7) and its relatives carry a homozygous loss-of-function mutation in the RIM15 gene, which encodes a Greatwall family protein kinase. Disruption of RIM15 in nonsake yeast strains leads to improved alcoholic fermentation, indicating that the defect in Rim15p is associated with the enhanced fermentation performance of sake yeast cells. In order to understand how Rim15p mediates fermentation control, we here focused on target-of-rapamycin protein kinase complex 1 (TORC1) and protein phosphatase 2A with the B55δ regulatory subunit (PP2AB55δ), complexes that are known to act upstream and downstream of Rim15p, respectively. Several lines of evidence, including our previous transcriptomic analysis data, suggested enhanced TORC1 signaling in sake yeast cells during sake fermentation. Fermentation tests of the TORC1-related mutants using a laboratory strain revealed that TORC1 signaling positively regulates the initial fermentation rate in a Rim15p-dependent manner. Deletion of the CDC55 gene, encoding B55δ, abolished the high fermentation performance of Rim15p-deficient laboratory yeast and sake yeast cells, indicating that PP2AB55δ mediates the fermentation control by TORC1 and Rim15p. The TORC1-Greatwall-PP2AB55δ pathway similarly affected the fermentation rate in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, strongly suggesting that the evolutionarily conserved pathway governs alcoholic fermentation in yeasts. It is likely that elevated PP2AB55δ activity accounts for the high fermentation performance of sake yeast cells. Heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in CDC55 found in K7-related sake strains may indicate that the Rim15p-deficient phenotypes are disadvantageous to cell survival.IMPORTANCE The biochemical processes and enzymes responsible for glycolysis and alcoholic fermentation by the yeast S. cerevisiae have long been the subject of scientific research. Nevertheless, the factors determining fermentation performance in vivo are not fully understood. As a result, the industrial breeding of yeast strains has required empirical characterization of fermentation by screening numerous mutants through laborious fermentation tests. To establish a rational and efficient breeding strategy, key regulators of alcoholic fermentation need to be identified. In the present study, we focused on how sake yeast strains of S. cerevisiae have acquired high alcoholic fermentation performance. Our findings provide a rational molecular basis to design yeast strains with optimal fermentation performance for production of alcoholic beverages and bioethanol. In addition, as the evolutionarily conserved TORC1-Greatwall-PP2AB55δ pathway plays a major role in the glycolytic control, our work may contribute to research on carbohydrate metabolism in higher eukaryotes.
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Baro B, Játiva S, Calabria I, Vinaixa J, Bech-Serra JJ, de LaTorre C, Rodrigues J, Hernáez ML, Gil C, Barceló-Batllori S, Larsen MR, Queralt E. SILAC-based phosphoproteomics reveals new PP2A-Cdc55-regulated processes in budding yeast. Gigascience 2018; 7:4982941. [PMID: 29688323 PMCID: PMC5967524 DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giy047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Background Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is a family of conserved serine/threonine phosphatases involved in several essential aspects of cell growth and proliferation. PP2ACdc55 phosphatase has been extensively related to cell cycle events in budding yeast; however, few PP2ACdc55 substrates have been identified. Here, we performed a quantitative mass spectrometry approach to reveal new substrates of PP2ACdc55 phosphatase and new PP2A-related processes in mitotic arrested cells. Results We identified 62 statistically significant PP2ACdc55 substrates involved mainly in actin-cytoskeleton organization. In addition, we validated new PP2ACdc55 substrates such as Slk19 and Lte1, involved in early and late anaphase pathways, and Zeo1, a component of the cell wall integrity pathway. Finally, we constructed docking models of Cdc55 and its substrate Mob1. We found that the predominant interface on Cdc55 is mediated by a protruding loop consisting of residues 84–90, thus highlighting the relevance of these aminoacids for substrate interaction. Conclusions We used phosphoproteomics of Cdc55-deficient cells to uncover new PP2ACdc55 substrates and functions in mitosis. As expected, several hyperphosphorylated proteins corresponded to Cdk1-dependent substrates, although other kinases’ consensus motifs were also enriched in our dataset, suggesting that PP2ACdc55 counteracts and regulates other kinases distinct from Cdk1. Indeed, Pkc1 emerged as a novel node of PP2ACdc55 regulation, highlighting a major role of PP2ACdc55 in actin cytoskeleton and cytokinesis, gene ontology terms significantly enriched in the PP2ACdc55-dependent phosphoproteome.
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- Barbara Baro
- Cell Cycle Group, Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cell Cycle Group, Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cell Cycle Group, Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cell Cycle Group, Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- IDIBELL Proteomics Unit, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdica de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- IDIBELL Proteomics Unit, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdica de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Structural Biology Department, School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Proteomics Unit, Parque Científico de Madrid, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Proteomics Unit, Parque Científico de Madrid, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- IDIBELL Proteomics Unit, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdica de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Odense M, Denmark
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- Cell Cycle Group, Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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